$$ \begin{aligned} 5t+12 &= 4t-1&& \text{move the $ \color{blue}{ 4t } $ to the left side and $ \color{blue}{ 12 }$ to the right} \\[1 em]5t-4t &= -1-12&& \text{simplify left and right hand side} \\[1 em]t &= -13&& \\[1 em]t &= -13&& \\[1 em] \end{aligned} $$